Scindapsus pictus

Scindapsus pictus
Scindapsus pictus.
Example of "shingling" growth habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Scindapsus
Species:
S. pictus
Binomial name
Scindapsus pictus
Synonyms
  • argenteus W.Bull
  • argyraea J.J.Veitch
  • argyraeus Engl. nom. inval.
  • Scindapsus argyraeus (J.J.Veitch) Engl.
  • Scindapsus Schott nom. illeg.

Scindapsus pictus, commonly called satin pothos, silver pothos, or silver vine, is a species of flowering plant in the aroid or arum family, Araceae, native to Bangladesh, Borneo, India, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan and Thailand. The Latin specific epithet pictus means "painted", referring to the variegation on the leaves.